HOFFMANN, YOEL — (1937– ), Hebrew novelist. Hoffmann was born in Hungary and came to Ereẓ Israel when he was a year old. He studied Japanese and philosophy, spent two years in a Buddhist monastery, and earned his doctorate in Japan. A professor of Japanese and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LEVI, YOEL — (1950– ), Israeli conductor. Born in Romania, Levi grew up in Israel. He studied at the Tel Aviv Academy of Music where he received his M.A. degree with distinction, and at the Jerusalem Rubin Academy under mendi rodan . He also studied in Siena … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Ponevezh Yeshiva — Ponevezh Yeshiva, often pronounced Ponevitch Yeshiva, ( he. ישיבת פוניבז) is a world renowned yeshiva located in Bnei Brak, Israel. It was originally established in the town of Panevėžys, Lithuania. The yeshiva has over one thousand students, and … Wikipedia
Moskowitz Prize for Zionism — Awarded for personal contribution to Zionism Presented by Jewish National Fund Country Israel First awarded 2008 Moskowitz Prize for Zionism, established by Irving and Cherna Moskowitz … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
HEBREW LITERATURE, MODERN — definition and scope beginnings periodization … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Kind von Lagar Velho — Als Kind von Lagar Velho wird ein ca. 24.500 Jahre altes Skelett bezeichnet, das 1998 in der Lapedo Schlucht in Portugal, ca. 135 km nördlich von Lissabon, geborgen wurde.[1] Das mit Hilfe der 14C Methode datierte Individuum war zum Zeitpunkt des … Deutsch Wikipedia
Allan R. Bomhard — (* 1943 in Brooklyn, New York) ist ein US amerikanischer Linguist. Er studierte an der Fairleigh Dickinson University (Hunter College) und der City University of New York. Sein Arbeitsschwerpunkt als Sprachwissenschaftler ist die Indogermanistik… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Posek — (Hebrew: פוסק [poˈseq], pl. Poskim, פוסקים) is the term in Jewish law for decider a legal scholar who decides the Halakha in cases of law where previous authorities are inconclusive or in those situations where no halakhic precedent exists. The… … Wikipedia
CULTURAL LIFE — Introduction The movement for the return to Zion which emerged as a force at the end of the 19th century was based on a variety of motivations, including the political – the demand for an independent homeland where the Jews could forge their own… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
